2°11 Monday April 27th Reading: an article about the influence of tales

Read the text and answer these questions:

1) What sort of document is it? What is the main idea?

2) Guess the meaning of: 
- plot (§ 1, l.1)
- depth (§ 3 , l. 3)
- feel (§ 3, last line)

3) What/who do the pronouns refer to?
- them ((§1, l.3)
- them (§ 1, l.5)
- them (§ 1, l.11)

4) - Pick out ONE word showing why Michael, Zoe and Isabella love tales (one kid = one different word). 
⇛To sum up what do fairy tales enable all these kids to do?

5) Use your own words to explain why teenagers like fairy tales too.

Why Kids Say They Love Fairy Tales

adapted from readbrightly.com 

by Kari Ness Riedel

Almost any young person can tell you the basic plot of Cinderella or Hansel & Gretel or Little Red Riding Hood. What is it about this genre of stories that make them so memorable and so loved by kids and adults?
These stories draw them in, transport them to another place, and make them feel something — fear, happiness, worry, or excitement to name a few. They speak to universal themes of good versus evil and moral values like hard work and kindness. This makes sense as these tales were often passed down as oral traditions, so they must be captivating and relatable enough that people want to hear them again and again and memorize them to tell their own friends and family.

What Kids Say About Fairy Tales

Michael, 7, speaks for many kids when he says, “The magic is my favorite part about reading fairy tales.” Witches and warlocks, good fairies and evil trolls, characters who can transform into something more beautiful or an entirely new shape inspire active imaginations and make kids feel like anything is possible. Zoe, 9, loves the adventures in fairy tales. “Reading them lets me escape from the real world.“ Isabella, 8, seconds that saying, “I can use my imagination when I read these and visit places I could never really go.” [...]

Favorite Fairy Tales and the Disney Factor

When asked to pick their favorite fairy tales, the answers ranged from classics to modern twists to Disney’s versions. Kyra, 12, appreciates the depth and complexity of classic fairy tales. “They help me think about real life problems and give me hope” and Abby, 12, “loves the original, dark tales like the Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales.” Jack, 12, loves books like A Tale Dark and Grimm where “the tales take a twist and who you thought was bad becomes good.” For older tweens and teens, series like The Lunar Chronicles  take familiar tropes and characters and give them a modern and mature feel that these readers adore...